Button, shiitake, oyster, cremini, Portobello, and many varieties of mushrooms can be found at your local farmers’ market. Mushrooms are a fungus, not a vegetable, even though they are universally used as a vegetable. They are unique, delicious, and often just weird! Edible mushrooms are a most prized culinary ingredient because of their versatility, diversity, and special “umami” earthy flavor. Here are a few of our favorite varieties of mushrooms. Be sure to purchase them at your farmers’...
